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Know Your City: Inside Bengaluru shops keeping vintage HMT watches, clocks ticking
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The Indian Express
The great “quartz revolution” of battery-powered watches did drive many watchmakers out of business in the 70s and 80s.
(Photo by Arnav Chandrasekhar) A Rajendran at his Chamundeswari Watch Works.
According to him, there has been a revival of nostalgic interest in HMT watches among today’s collectors.
Recalling how he got into the business, Rajendran said, “I like to do this work; it was like a passion for me.
But will another generation of watchmakers take over the field in the future, keeping antique watches and clocks alive?